Diploma in Pre & Primary Teacher

Training Mid Term Assignment
1.With reference to the various approaches to ECE
select any two which you think are most appropriate
for young learners. Support your answer with relevant
explanation. (answer in approx. 350 – 400 words).
 

Answer:
Principles and approaches to teach young learners relate,
teaching to learning. When selecting an approach, teachers
need to consider

• Children’s interests and capabilities

• Their own interest skills and capabilities
• Curriculum
Below are the approaches I think are the most appropriate
based on the above mentioned points. Also below methods are
the latest methods followed in the current generation.
MONTESSORI METHOD:
As we all know before that Montessori learning is a
natural and self directed process and children will engage
themselves in their own learning process. Children can learn
through their own experience and. at their own pace.
I think Montessori is the appropriate teaching method due to
the following reasons,

• Learning is child centered.

• Develop confidence in their abilities.
• Develop fine motor skills and language skills.
• Promote social development.
• Offer opportunities for imaginative exploration. 
Montessori classrooms nurture each child’s individual
strengths and interests and also encourages child to explore
their own world.

PROJECT METHOD:
 I think Project method is also appropriate teaching method
due to the following reasons.

• One of the modern methods of teaching

• Powerful teaching method.
• Not a just way of learning; its way of working together.
• Teaches problem solving skills.
• Creativity and planning.
Project method nurture each child’s practical knowledge other
than book knowledge and allows child encouraging the spirit of
research.

3. Discuss whether there is any specific rule for managing a

class of learners between 4 years to 5 years. Give reasons for
your answer or qualify examples.(250 to 300 words)
 Answer:
For the class of young learners between 4 years to 5 years, it's always
best to keep the classroom rules short and simple. The more rules you
have, the more difficult they’ll be for young children to remember. Use
simple words for each rule so kids can easily understand the meaning of
the rules.
Adding pictures to the rules in your classroom will help young children
better understand the meaning of the rules.
Vague or abstract classroom rules don’t hold any meaning for young
children. Abstract rules might includes words that young children don’t
understand or know the meaning of, like “respect,” “obey,” or
“responsible.” Below are some of the classroom rules for managing
young learners,
1) Don't talk or make noise when the teacher is talking.
2) Raise your hand if you have something to say.
3) Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
4) Follow the school rules.
Young children in a classroom must be in an environment that is safe
and comfortable for all the children, so good classroom management is
a must. The better planned your classroom management is, the more
consistent and organized your routine, the better they will respond to
you, the more they will learn. It is important to have your management
approach established from the first day, as it is much easier to establish
it early than it is to regain it later.
Children at a young age need to learn how to socialize and negotiate
with one another appropriately, and a clear management style or plan
is part of the learning that is going on in that classroom.